My year in pictures: A photo a week project

Weeks 27 and 28 meant the start of antenatal classes, pregnancy yoga, learning my new limits and getting to feel hiccups as a birthday gift!

Highlights from week 27:

We started antenatal (prenatal/pregnancy) classes this week. We got an entertaining intro to labor, delivery, what to pack, etc. from a midwife.

I’ve noticed that I’ve had to slow down my workout pace at this point. Speed and intensity had to come down a notch. My number of push-ups has fallen right off, but I’m trying to let it go. 😉

I had a birthday this week and my gift from baby was to feel his hiccups for the first time! I finally felt some definite, consistant, rhythmic bumps that had to be them.

My gift from Andy was a new camera lens for photographing baby!

This week I also started my pregnancy specific yoga classes. I’d been doing yoga for several years now, and while I could still do the regular classes, I needed modifications to keep it going. Plus, it was nice to have a small class full of “peers” who are going through exactly what I am.

Highlights from week 28:

Even though sources vary, I think it’s safe to say that the third trimester started this week!! Hard to believe I was 2/3 of the way there.

At this stage I was already amazed at the amount of movement. Bump popping or shifting would catch my eye and at times it felt like there was an animal in there bucking around!

We had a dr. appoint this week and learned that baby was still measuring large. Just to rule it out, he ordered a glucose test for me the following week. While standard in the US, it’s only done if in question here. I had to add gestational diabetes to my list of concerns.

I had a group of nearly twenty women, alumnae from my sorority, visiting for an annual meeting this week, so it was an extremely busy time. I spent months planning it and then 4 days entertaining and keeping things organized. It was a test of my endurance, but I did pretty well considering. Even though I did have to catch a few naps here and there to keep up.